Thinkpad X31 users?

[MC]

Peter Radcliffe <pir at pir.net> writes:

> I have an X30, looks like mostly all they did to change to the X31 was
> bump up the processor speed and change the gaphics chipset to an ati
> mobility. The main part of the IBM part number (2672) hasn't changed.
>
> If you search the archives you can find my results on gettig FreeBSD
> happy on my X30.

Can you boot off a USB device? I have used a Thinkpad 570 and an X20
with FreeBSD and I'm thinking about upgrading to a X31, but I don't
want a docking station. On the 570 I installed from an external floppy
disk drive and when I was installing the X20 I simply removed the hard
disk drive and inserted it into a bigger Thinkpad, booted off floppy
and installed over the network, then moved the disk back to the X20.